By BETH HARRIS
AP Sports Writer
LOS ANGELES — Kyle Kuzma scored a career-high 41 points in three quarters against his childhood team, joining some rarified company in the process.
His offensive outburst propelled the Los Angeles Lakers over the Detroit Pistons 113-100 on Wednesday night to ...

By LARRY LAGE
AP Sports Writer
EAST LANSING — Cassius Winston shook off a slow start and took over when No. 6 Michigan State needed him most against Purdue.
Winston began with a 16-plus-minute scoreless stretch but finished with 23 points, helping the Spartans pull away to beat the ...

By NOAH TRISTER
AP Sports Writer
DETROIT — Jeff Petry finally scored a goal against the Red Wings in Detroit, and it turned out to be decisive.
Petry scored 19 seconds into the third period, and the Montreal Canadiens held on for a 3-2 victory over the Red Wings on Tuesday night. Petry, a ...

By NOAH TRISTER
AP Sports Writer
DETROIT — San Antonio was already down eight points when the Spurs took a timeout around the midway point of the first quarter.
Then, after a turnover led to a Detroit dunk, Spurs coach Gregg Popovich called another timeout, just 14 seconds after the ...

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Jaelynn Penn scored 17 points including a go-ahead 3-pointer in the final minute to give Indiana a 68-64 victory over No. 15 Michigan State on Sunday.
The victory was the first for the Hoosiers (14-1, 3-0 Big Ten) over a top-15 team since Jan. 31, 2010. Indiana, ...

By NOAH TRISTER
AP Sports Writer
DETROIT (AP) — On another fruitless night for their power play, the Washington Capitals needed scoring from some unlikely sources.
Michal Kempny and Travis Boyd scored in the third period, and the Capitals snapped their three-game losing streak with a 3-2 ...

By LARRY LAGE
AP Sports Writer
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Michigan got Indiana's best players in foul trouble in the opening minutes and took full advantage, building a cushion it used to stay undefeated.
Charles Matthew scored 16 of his 18 points in the first half to help the second-ranked ...

By NOAH TRISTER
AP Sports Writer
ANN ARBOR — Jordan Poole is noticing some extra attention from opposing defenses now.
“I think today was the first time that I was actually being denied the ball on the perimeter, so it was something that I had to adjust to,” the Michigan sophomore ...

By NOAH TRISTER
AP Sports Writer
DETROIT — Johnny Gaudreau capped a memorable day with another splendid performance.
Gaudreau had a goal and three assists, and the Calgary Flames rallied for a 5-3 victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Wednesday night. Earlier in the day, Gaudreau was named ...

By LARRY LAGE
AP Sports Writer
EAST LANSING — Nick Ward was so dominant in the first half he didn’t have to score after halftime to help No. 8 Michigan State stay undefeated in Big Ten play.
Ward scored all 21 of his points in the first half to give the Spartans build a big lead and they ...

By CLAY BAILEY
Associated Press
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — In the closing minutes of a four-game trip, the Detroit Pistons had enough energy to end the journey on a good note.
With a 13-0 run in the fourth quarter, the Pistons built a double-digit lead and snapped their three-game losing streak with ...

By LARRY LAGE
AP Sports Writer
ANN ARBOR — Jim Harbaugh shook up his coaching staff nearly a year ago as he entered his fourth season at Michigan. For a while, the moves looked good.
The Wolverines won 10 straight games after opening the season with a seven-point loss at Notre Dame, ...

By RICH ROVITO
Associated Press
MILWAUKEE — Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks started the new year much like the finished the last one.
Antetokounmpo threw down a spectacular one-handed dunk, Brook Lopez continued to show off his long-range shooting prowess and the Bucks ...

By MICHAEL WAGAMAN
Associated Press
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Justin Herbert did just enough to keep his streak intact for consecutive games with a touchdown pass. Make it an impressive 28 and counting for Oregon’s quarterback, the longest active streak in the nation among FBS schools.
That ...

By Journal Sports Staff
DETROIT — Lake Superior State netted a pair of empty-net goals in the final 70 seconds to break open a one-goal game and defeat Michigan Tech 6-3 in the championship game of the 54th annual Great Lakes Invitational college hockey tournament on Monday afternoon.
The ...

By LARRY LAGE
AP Sports Writer
ALLEN PARK — The Detroit Lions fired Jim Caldwell nearly a year ago to reach another level.
So far at least, they have gone in the wrong direction.
The Lions plummeted to 6-10 and last place in the NFC North in Matt Patricia’s first season as head coach, ...

ANN ARBOR (AP) — Iggy Brazdeikis scored 14 of his 21 points in the second half, and No. 2 Michigan eventually pulled away for a 74-52 victory over Binghamton on Sunday.
The Wolverines (13-0) led just 46-43 before a 19-4 run put the game away. Jordan Poole scored 18 points, and Zavier Simpson ...

DETROIT — Michigan Tech will face Lake Superior State after each beat Big Ten rivals in the semifinals of the 54th annual Great Lakes Invitational college hockey tournament on Sunday.
Michigan Tech tied Michigan 2-2 and won the game in a shootout, while Lake Superior State upended Michigan ...

By BILL FAY
Associated Press
ORLANDO, Fla. — Even when he’s not having a big game, Evan Fournier is still the Orlando Magic’s best option at the end of games.
Fournier took an inbounds pass outside the 3-point arc, dribbled to the free throw line and shot a floating jumper that dropped ...